FITCHBURG — Fire officials said that the 3-alarm house fire — which injured three occupants and a firefighter on Sunday — started on an enclosed rear porch where a space heater was in use, according to a release from Fire Chief Dante Suarez and State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine. The Fitchburg Fire Department responded […]
Fitchburg Fire Department
Crews battle 3-alarm fire in Fitchburg
In frigid temperatures at 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning, Fitchburg Fire personnel, with assistance from area fire companies, began battling what turned into a three-alarm fire at a two-story residence at 153 Ashburnham St. in Fitchburg. At roughly 10 a.m., according to dispatch reports, all crews were pulled from the building. No information on the occupants […]
Man trapped under MART bus that smashed into terminal
FITCHBURG — Police are still investigating an incident involving a MART bus that crashed into the downtown bus terminal on Thursday morning, requiring a specialized extraction to free a man trapped underneath the bus. At about 8 a.m. on Nov. 14, police say that the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority bus had crashed into the intermodal […]
Remembering the Sept. 11 attacks on 23rd anniversary
A brief but moving Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony was held in the city on Wednesday morning. Members of the Fitchburg Fire and Police departments, Fitchburg State University Police, city officials including Mayor Sam Squailia, and community members gathered at the Sept. 11 memorial located at 33 North St. to pay tribute to the thousands of […]
A whale of a time
FITCHBURG — Delilah the whale surfaced in the city on Monday. The life size inflatable North Atlantic right whale travels around to events and schools bringing awareness to her endangered species as there are fewer than 340 of them remaining. Delilah is used by the nonprofit organization Whale & Dolphin Conservation to educate people on […]
Occupant flees scene after rollover
A tow company pulls a vehicle back on all four wheels after a rollover accident on Mount Vernon Street in Fitchburg on Tuesday afternoon. The vehicle had two occupants, according to scanner reports, and, upon arrival of emergency crews, one had fled the scene. The remaining occupant, who refused medical treatment, was issued a citation. […]
